Lucien Febvre (1878–1956)
Author of The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing 1450-1800 (Verso Classics, 10)
About the Author
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Works by Lucien Febvre
The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing 1450-1800 (Verso Classics, 10) (1957) — Author — 729 copies, 4 reviews
Nous sommes des sang-mêlés: Manuel d'histoire de la civilisation française (2012) 12 copies, 1 review
História 1 copy
Martín Lutero 1 copy
Olhares Sobre a História 1 copy
℗L'℗Europa: storia di una civilt©: corso tenuto al Coll©·ge de France nell'anno accademico 1944-1945 (2014) 1 copy
La nascita del libro Vol. 1 1 copy
Combates pela História I 1 copy
Combates pela História II 1 copy
In memoriam de Marc Bloch 1 copy
Febvre 1 copy
Associated Works
Gabriel Debien. En Haut-Poitou, défricheurs au travail : XVe-XVIIIe siècles. Avant-propos de Lucien Febvre (1952) — Preface, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Febvre, Lucien
- Legal name
- Febvre, Lucien Paul Victor
- Other names
- フェーヴル
- Birthdate
- 1878-07-22
- Date of death
- 1956-09-11
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (agrégé|1902)
Sorbonne (Ph.D|1911) - Occupations
- soldier (WWI)
historian
professor - Organizations
- College de France
University of Strasbourg
University of Dijon
École pratique des hautes études (EHESS)
École des Annales
Annales d'Histoire Economique et Sociale (show all 7)
French Army (WWI) - Awards and honors
- Commandeur de la légion d’honneur
Chevalier de la légion d’honneur
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Croix de guerre belge 1918
Université libre de Bruxelles (Docteur honoris causa) - Relationships
- Bloch, Marc (friend & colleague)
- Short biography
- Lucien Febvre was a specialist in the history of the 16th century. In 1929, he and Marc Bloch, who were friends and professors at the University of Strasbourg, established the journal "Annales d'histoire économique et sociale." They wanted this new periodical to promote a less traditional, more inter-disclipinary approach to history. The two historians favored a colloquial style and a deeper analysis of social, geographic, and economic forces. This became known as the Annales school or Annales movement.
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand-Est, France
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand-Est, France - Place of death
- Saint-Amour, Jura, Franche-Comté-Bourgogne, France
- Associated Place (for map)
- Grand-Est, France
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Reviews
I've wondered why there seem so be so few books on the invention and impact of the printing press. I've read The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, but otherwise I've struggled finding books. Now I'm convinced scholars and authors thinking about writing a book on the subject, read this book as part of their research and just went "Why bother? This book is all I can ever hope to write on the subject, and more!"
This short volume provides an excellent overview of sixteenth-century France. The focus is not on kings and politics but on the lives typical people would have lead in this era. Febvre discusses religion, the merchant class, art, and the knowledge people sought. While I would have liked more information about some aspects, I did appreciate how much the author managed to fit into a fairly brief book.
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Statistics
- Works
- 54
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 1,347
- Popularity
- #19,100
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 11
- ISBNs
- 122
- Languages
- 13
